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equivalent 

1.Equivalent means same as.
Redneck cousin:"Do you know what equivalent means, means same as."
equivalent by Maegz69 April 6, 2008

equivalent 

Adjective used to describe a person, place, or thing that is great, awesome, or kick-ass beyond measure.
Dude 1: Wow that song is tight! What are you listenin' to??
Dude 2: It's just this new CD I bought...
Dude 1: OMG bro that's totally equivalent!!
equivalent by b rab jeezy June 22, 2009

equivalent exchange 

Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange.
"Alchemy: the science of understanding the structure of matter, breaking it down, then reconstructing it as something else. It can even make gold from lead. But alchemy is a science so it must follow the natural laws: to create, something of equal value must be lost. This is the principal of equivalent exchange. But I learned that night that some things cannot be measured on a simple scale. My brother and I knew the laws of science, of equivalent exchange. The game required sacrifice, that something had to be taken from us, but we thought there was nothing more we could loose....We were wrong."

~Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Equivalent exchange. 

People cannot gain anything without sacrificing something. You must present something of equal value in order to gain something. That is the principle of equivalent exchange in alchemy.
"In the early days, we believed that to be the one truth in the world." -Alphonse Elric

equivalent exchange 

Everything and anything can be reversed as long as you replaced it with something that valuable to you or someone else.
Like turning lead to gold you need lead to make something that valuable thats equivalent exchange.

equivalent ratio 

It can be written two ways; for example, 1:10 or 1/10. Equivalent ratios (which are, in effect, equivalent fractions) are two ratios that express the same relationship between numbers. We can create equivalent ratios by multiplying or dividing both the numerator and denominator of a given ratio by the same number.
This equation does not give us the value of the unknown factor but gives us a equivalent ratio between two unknowns.
equivalent ratio by MATH ig November 21, 2017
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a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
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